I cannot begin to imagine carrying a handgun for backup when there is a rifle in my hands... The average guy afield with both is going to waste precious nanoseconds trying to decide between the two. Adding several pounds to the load is not going to help them get around, either. I would consider it a very bad decision in the real world to carry both.
The scope issue is just one of many reasons why I prefer fixed and/or low power scopes.
Exactly. And those who think they may have trouble "aiming" a scoped rifle aren't going to have an easier time "aiming" a handgun. Either is most probably going to be more of a "pointing' than "aiming" proposition.
Handguns may have a place for those who run them well and enough, but a good bullet is the simple answer, the KISS answer, in this query.
Sometimes, the air you 'let in'matters less than the air you 'let out'.
